Israeli research is so vaunted, that a study conducted by the city of Tel Aviv shows there are more than 298 "foreign research and development" centres in Israel, collectively employing more than 58,000 people.

On top of this, the more than 3,000 Israeli startups employ almost 20,000 people. And the entire hi-tech industry employs 300,000 people. This is in a country with a population of just 8.4 million.

While there is activity across the entire country, the highest concentration is in Tel Aviv. And as well as startups, the map also includes more than 62 accelerators, 40 co-working spaces, 60 "tech-community" spaces, and almost 70 investors in a country with just 8.4 million people.

The total number of startups is growing at almost 40% year-on-year for Tel Aviv, and 26% for Israel as a whole.